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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"social segregation"”.
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Three Essays in Luck, Effort, and Economic Opportunity
… cross section of 26 years from the General Social Survey, instrumental variable estimates indicate that, in the USA, having children under the age of 18 in the household decreases the likelihood of being self-employed by 11%. Chapter 3 theoretically examines whether social segregation can …
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"Obubomi Bulukhuni/It is a Hard Life, This": Journeys in and narratives of childhood cancer in a South African public healthcare context
… research examines the ways in which a history of social segregation together with present actions by the state interact to inform the nature of healthcare narratives of mothers and children in the case of a childhood cancer diagnosis. I argue that families become internally displaced to seek …
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Leveraging Geospatial Data to Understand Social Mixing in Cities
Understanding the impact of dense social interactions in urban areas is crucial for designing inclusive cities, as they contribute to both the benefits and challenges of urban living. Various urban planning paradigms and design approaches, such as the 15 minute city, aim to foster social …
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Urban segregation | clichy-sous-bois | paris
… what degree architecture effects the urban and social segregation of suburbs which are built primarily to house industrial labor in times of economic growth. the city of clichy-sous-bois, which became well known because of its riots in 2005 was the particular focus of this study. the work …
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The Ambiguity of Diversity: How Parents Understand and React to School Desegregation Efforts
… Department of Education is attempting to address segregation through district level diversity planning processes that potentially change school admissions policies. Using mixed methods, this thesis explores how advantaged parents in a Queens school district understand efforts to diversify and …
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The city and the slum: an action research on a Moroccan and a Roma Xoraxanè community in Rome.
… of investigate and evidentiate the dynamics of social inclusion and exclusion through the analysis of both the encampments population and problematics. The long follow up of this research, which begun in 1992, allowed me to conduct an in-depth study and evaluate the policies enacted on behalf of …
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Hellinikon and the question of the large urban void
… In a critical time of economic recession and social segregation, the question of the large urban void emerges and traditional urban redevelopment practices are questioned. This thesis argues that the answer to the question of the large urban void lies next to grassroots initiatives currently …
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Transforming the City. An Ethnography of Contested Public Space in Venezuela
… for power and have exacerbated the country's social segregation, territorial division and political intolerance. My study reveals that despite its particular topography and socioeconomic structure, Caracas has a characteristic cartography of political segregation. This cartography has been …
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Ethnography of the 'gypsy problem' in Italy: The case of Kosovo Roma and Ashkali in Florence and Venice
… and city councillors, civil servants and social workers in Florence and Venice, this thesis examines the complex interplay between discourses, policies, and practices which contribute to the definition of the Romani population as a social and political 'problem' in Italy. The thesis traces …
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Social relationships of migrants living in dormitories in the process of urbanization: a focus on Binh Tri Dong, Viet Nam
… into large cities in Việt Nam, changing the social, cultural, and political fabric of Hồ Chí Minh City. Rapid urbanization and land use changes in Hồ Chí Minh City have occurred alongside mass internal migration. The movement of people has become an important piece in the 1986 economic …
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Assessing urban dynamics in Johannesburg’s public space : highlighting urban segregation and connectivity patterns of public space from an urban psychology perspective
This research investigates patterns of urban segregation and connectivity in public recreational spaces within the City of Johannesburg, focusing on Innesfree Park and Frank Brown Park along the Corridors of Freedom development spines. Situated in a post-apartheid context, these parks symbolise …
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On urban fear: privilege, symbolic violence, topophobia: the everyday experiences of middle-class women in Secunda, South Africa
… a variety of techniques, including digital/social media. My own multiple insider identities (of middle-class, white, English-Afrikaans woman, and planner) are used to critique systems of dominance. Findings highlight various forms of symbolic violence (in addition to white privilege) …
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Spatial segregation in complex urban systems : housing and public policy in Santiago, Chile
… general population and providing basic access to social services for all, especially adequate housing. Urban change in the mega-city has been particularly rapid and has involved a complex interaction between multiple actors at multiple levels. Tracing the patterns of urban development within this …
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The role of local facilities in fostering social interaction in suburban housing developments in England
… the provision of local facilities, their use and social interaction levels at them. Therefore, the aim of this research is to determine whether these claimed relationships exist and to what extent local facilities are used as service providers and to what extent they constitute places of frequent …
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Boston's settlement housing: social reform in an industrial city
… economy (namely, extensive poverty and increased social segregation) or the rise of big cities. As a result, progressive social reformers developed new methods of helping poor, largely immigrant communities adjust to a rapidly changing, increasingly complex urban society. One such effort was the …
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Romanian Migrant Entrepreneurship: a Vehicle of Acculturation in London
… integration. In this context, understanding the social impact of migrant entrepreneurship within the context is overdue, exposing the unfit current integrative policies and underutilised migrant entrepreneurship talent. This interdisciplinary study employs a qualitative, interpretative …
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Transforming the waterfront
… which function as physical formulations for social segregation and reclusiveness, disregarding public access and mixing. Whether for military purposes, or as a result of an economy heavily based on tourism the urban conditions showcase a deliberate and consistent public inaccessibility to the …
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Essays on game theory and its application to social discrimination and segregation
… chapters on game theory and its application to social segregation and discrimination. In the first chapter, we discuss two interpretations of the Nash equilibrium and connect the remaining two chapters based on such interpretations. The first chapter also provides the motivations and the summary …
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Not only 'the younger daughter of Dr Abdurahman': a feminist exploration of early influences on the political development of Cissie Gool
… presence on Cape Town's political and social scene in the first half of the twentieth century. She was the first black woman to preside over a national liberatory organisation, the National Liberation League (1935), and the Non-European United Front (1938). She was the only black woman …
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Not only 'the younger daughter of Dr Abdurahman': a feminist exploration of early influences on the political development of Cissie Gool
… presence on Cape Town's political and social scene in the first half of the twentieth century. She was the first black woman to preside over a national liberatory organisation, the National Liberation League (1935), and the Non-European United Front (1938). She was the only black woman …
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